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GeoCities is finally shutting down

Jeff Wolfer — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:26:28 GMT

A shutdown that's long overdue...

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/10/geocities-closing.html

MS Project Natal...Wow!

Jeff Wolfer — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:04:00 GMT

One word....wow...absolutely, unbelievable!

We’re Hiring in KC!!!

Jeff Wolfer — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:43:46 GMT

Silverlight Validator & Input Toolkit

Jeff Wolfer — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:43:44 GMT

Something we (Matt and I)have been working on for the past few days has been trying to be able to validate input forms in Silverlight. Seeing as how there wasn't a fairly straightforward framework...we decided to build our own! So, without further delay... Here it is, version 1: Silverlight.Validator

Silverlight Attached/Dependency Properties code snippet update

Jeff Wolfer — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:01:14 GMT

I noticed while working with Attached Properties and Dependency Properties that the code snippet is wrong. It keeps on trying using the UIPropertyMetadata. My guess is that this is an older version of the Register methods. So, here is a link (to my skydrive) that you can download and update your code snippets: cid-af5c4f2a863b6b78.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Public/AttachedDependencyProperty%20Snippets. Just download the two snippets and place them in your "%Program Files%\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC#\Snippets\1033\NetFX30" directory on your development machine. Next time you use the snippet(s), they'll be updated!

Update 11/28: Laurent has pointed out that the code snippets using UIPropertyMetadata are for WPF. So, I've updated the code snippets on my skydrive. "propa" and "propdp" have been reverted to their original snippet form. I've added two snippets "slpropa" and "slpropdp" for use within silverlight. Thank you Laurent for pointing that out.

Google does it again!

Jeff Wolfer — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:58:00 GMT

Once again, Google does it again! With the addition of Google Earth, they are becoming the gods of mapping software. All I have to say is WOW! Definitely have to check it out! Going yet another step further from their Google Maps satellite view, you can tilt and rotate the satellite views. Find census data, coffe houses, gas stations, hospitals, schools, food, lodging, everything I could ever dream of! Get driving directions and see the streets as they really are!

Kudos goes to Google for this unbelievable piece of software! Awseome job!!!

Halo 2 -- Gamertag: Codean

Jeff Wolfer — Thu, 11 Nov 2004 17:14:00 GMT

Well, I figured I'd join the rest of you Halo 2 players out there. I'm jacked in and ready to play.

Right now, the only person I have a gamertag for is:

Jeff Julian: jjulian2

Geek's Light Saber!!!

Jeff Wolfer — Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:05:00 GMT

We've all seen the red laser pointers that people get for various reasons. Whether it be for presentations or just for having hellacious fun with cats! :-) However, ThinkGeek.com has the next step in laser pointers. IT'S GREEN! It also says that you can see the whole beam! It's 50 times brighter than the normal red laser pointer! I do believe I've found my next toy to play with! here's the link: http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/5a47

Travels to work

Jeff Wolfer — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:58:00 GMT

I hate snow. Especially when I have to drive in it. Now, I have a Mustang with good solid tires (Aquatread 3) and 140lbs of sand in the back. Last night I thought that I'd be OK. First, I can't get out of my parking spot. I tried everything. Rocking the car didn't work and going very slow didn't work. So, I took out the good ole handy dandy ice scraper and proceeded to scrape the concrete. This worked! I was finally out of my parking spot! Now, to get to work. Usually it takes me 20 minutes to get to/from work during rush hour. So, I knew it was going to take awhile. I get onto the mainroad, and find out that it's not salted or sanded, just plowed. Great. Well, I'm on my way into work, and a SUV is stuck near the top of a hill in my lane. Great. Then I realize, there's an idiot in front of me. He's stuck near the crest of a hill and he's going in reverse and then putting it back into drive and gunning his car! Hint of advice: when stuck on snow/ice DO NOT HIT THE ACCELLERATER HARD! So, of course, since he's stuck, I get stuck. Great. But after a bit of wiggling, I get my car unstuck. Guess who's still sitting there. After this, i believed it to be smooth sailing to work... and it was. Much to my surprise though, the subdivision that my work is located in has better roads than the mainroad I was just on! How ironic. As I said earlier, I hate snow.

First day at PDC

Jeff Wolfer — Mon, 27 Oct 2003 23:15:00 GMT

Wow! That's all I can say, is WOW. With a keynote speech from Bill Gates, a presentation of Avalon from Don Box, a look into the new features of Yukon, and I had the privilege of attending a not highly attended presentation of MSBUILD, the universal build engine for Visual Studio (Whidbey). This is such an awesome place to be!!!